Cousteau's Great White Shark - Hardcover

Cousteau, Jean-Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810981343 ISBN 13: 9780810981348

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1995

Synopsis

Here is the story, in words, photographs, and drawings, of a two-and-a-half-year expedition to the south coast of Australia. The Cousteau team-including scientists, divers, cameramen, and sailors-studied the behavior and biology of the much-feared but little-known great white shark. Myths and lore about the great white are dispelled, leaving an indelible image of a powerful predator of the seas.

125 illustrations in full color, 9 x 113/4"

About this title

From Library Journal:

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into your science stacks comes a second major title on "the most frightening" but "most misperceived creature on earth," the great white shark. Like Richard Ellis and John E. McCosker's Great White Shark ( LJ 12/91), this book foregoes the tabloid stories of the great white's occasional use of people as an entree and concentrates purely on the scientific. Essentially a lengthy report on a series of experiments conducted by Cousteau and his team aboard the research vessel Alcyone off the coast of Australia, this work uses the same formula as those of Cousteau's father (e.g., Jacques Coustea: Whales , LJ 12/88). The text is accompanied by many simply gorgeous photographs of the awesome white that will make you glad you live on land. (These fish are so scary-looking they're afraid of each other!). Like Ellis and McCosker's title, this book offers enough scientific data to please the armchair ichthyologist but is also accessible to the casual reader. Cousteau and the great white shark are a winning combination that will be popular in all public libraries.
- Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0810981343
• ISBN 13: 9780810981348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176